Universal bong lid adaptor system

ABSTRACT

A universal bong lid adaptor system including an adaptor assembly having a flexible body, a mouthpiece, an opening, and a tubular member having a first-end and a second-end. The adaptor assembly includes the flexible body configured to engage a top lip of a container with the tubular member extending downwardly into the container and the mouthpiece extending upwardly from the container. The device allows a user to transform a container into a smoking device for smoking smokable material.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This application claims benefit under 35 USC 119 to Canada NationalApplication No. 3,021,596 filed on Oct. 22, 2018, the disclosure ofwhich is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. The followingincludes information that may be useful in understanding the presentdisclosure. It is not an admission that any of the information providedherein is prior art nor material to the presently described or claimedinventions, nor that any publication or document that is specifically orimplicitly referenced is prior art.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates generally to the field of smoking devicesof existing art and more specifically relates to smoking device adaptor.

RELATED ART

Water puffing or smoking is one of the earliest practiced smoking habitswith objects like a hookah, bong, or water pipe. A bong is a filtrationdevice generally used for smoking cannabis, tobacco, or other herbalsubstances. In construction and function a bong is similar to a hookah,except smaller and especially more portable. A bong may be constructedfrom any air- and water-tight vessel by adding a bowl and stem apparatuswhich guides air downward to below water level whence it bubbles upwardduring use. To get fresh air into the bong and harvest the lastremaining smoke, a hole, somewhere on the lower part of the bong abovewater level, is first kept covered during the smoking process, thenopened to allow the smoke to be drawn (inhaled) into the respiratorysystem.

With increasing demand for efficient puffing solutions, the use of waterpuffing devices like hookahs has been increased. Availability of waterpuffing devices may be difficult as well as costly. Further, thesedevices are not discrete and may be difficult to carry from one place toanother. A suitable solution is desired.

U.S. Pat. No. 9,788,574 to Mullen relates to a device for consecutiveconsumption of liquid from container and smoke. The described device forconsecutive consumption of liquid from container and smoke includes adevice for use with a container containing liquid and having an openingfor the consecutive consumption of the liquid and of smoke that has beendrawn into the container. The device comprises a body, a combustionreceptacle, and a tubular structure. An inlet end of the body engagesthe container, and an outlet end can be placed at the mouth of a user.The tubular structure connects the combustion receptacle with theinterior of the liquid container. When smoking material is combusted andthe container is inverted, outflow of liquid from the container throughthe body, in most instances into a user's mouth, creates negativepressure within the container, drawing in smoke from the combustionreceptacle. Once most or all of the liquid has flowed out of thecontainer, the user may then inhale the smoke in the container throughthe body.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known smokingdevice art, the present disclosure provides a novel universal bong lidadaptor system. The general purpose of the present disclosure, whichwill be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide auniversal adaptor device to convert containers, cups, jars, bottles,glasses, etc.; vessels having sufficient inner volume into a bong.

A universal bong lid adaptor system is disclosed herein. The universalbong lid adaptor system includes an adaptor assembly having a flexiblebody, a mouthpiece, an opening, and a tubular member having a first-endand a second-end. The adaptor assembly includes the flexible bodyconfigured to engage a top lip of a container with the tubular memberextending downwardly into the container and the mouthpiece extendingupwardly from the container. The mouthpiece includes a hollow tubularstructure which is configured to contact a user's mouth to allow theuser to draw smoke from the container through an aperture of the hollowtubular structure. The opening is positioned at the first-end of thetubular member and is configured to receive a smokable material orcontainer for smokable material and allows for combustion of thesmokable material therein. The smoke is directed from the first-end tothe second-end of the tubular member and through a series of microholes.The smoke then passes through liquid or ice contained within thecontainer, bottle, or jar to be inhaled through the mouthpiece. Themouthpiece acts as an outlet for the smoke. The adaptor assemblycomprises silicone or a similar material allowing for extremeflexibility. The user is able to stretch the flexible body around thetop lip of a selected container. After use, the adaptor assembly may bedeformed and stored within the container.

A method of converting a container into a bong using a universal bonglid adaptor system is also disclosed herein. The method includes thesteps of providing an adaptor assembly including a mouthpiece, anopening, a tubular member having a first-end, and a second-end; securingthe adaptor assembly to a top lip of a container; loading smokablematerial adjacent to the opening; igniting the smokable material;drawing air through the mouthpiece; smoking the smokable material;removing the adaptor assembly from the container; and storing theadaptor assembly. Cleaning may be performed as needed.

For purposes of summarizing the invention, certain aspects, advantages,and novel features of the invention have been described herein. It is tobe understood that not necessarily all such advantages may be achievedin accordance with any one particular embodiment of the invention. Thus,the invention may be embodied or carried out in a manner that achievesor optimizes one advantage or group of advantages as taught hereinwithout necessarily achieving other advantages as may be taught orsuggested herein. The features of the invention which are believed to benovel are particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in theconcluding portion of the specification. These and other features,aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become betterunderstood with reference to the following drawings and detaileddescription.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The figures which accompany the written portion of this specificationillustrate embodiments and methods of use for the present disclosure, auniversal bong lid adaptor system, constructed and operative accordingto the teachings of the present disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the universal bong lid adaptor systemduring an ‘in-use’ condition, according to an embodiment of thedisclosure.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the universal bong lid adaptor system ofFIG. 1, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the universal bong lid adaptor system ofFIG. 1, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the universal bong lid adaptor system ofFIG. 1, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of use for converting acontainer to a smoking device, according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter bedescribed in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein likedesignations denote like elements.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

As discussed above, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to asmoking device and more particularly to a universal bong lid adaptorsystem as used to improve the use of containers to smoke smokablematerial.

Generally, the universal bong lid adaptor system includes an adaptorallowing a user to transform virtually any container, jar, bottle, orglass into an efficient high performing bong. The adaptor is easy toclean and easy to hide or store. The adaptor includes a single unitwhich may be secured to a top lip of a container for smoking. Theadaptor includes an opening, a mouthpiece, and a tubular member. Theadaptor replaces traditional bongs and functions similar to atraditional water puffing object by providing an inlet and outlet forsmokable materials.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings by numerals ofreference, there is shown in FIGS. 1-4, various views of a universalbong lid adaptor system 100. FIG. 1 shows a universal bong lid adaptorsystem 100 during an ‘in-use’ condition, according to an embodiment ofthe present disclosure. Here, the universal bong lid adaptor system 100may be beneficial for use by a user to discreetly convert a container 10into a smoking device. As illustrated, the universal bong lid adaptorsystem 100 may include an adaptor assembly 110 defined by a flexiblebody 120, a mouthpiece 124, an opening 128, and a tubular member 132having a first-end 134 and a second-end 136.

The adaptor assembly 110 includes the flexible body 120 configured toengage a top lip 15 of a container 10 with the tubular member 132extending downwardly into the container 10 and the mouthpiece 124extending upwardly from the container 10. The mouthpiece 124 includes ahollow tubular structure 126 which is configured to contact a user'smouth to draw smoke from the container 10 through an aperture 130 of thehollow tubular structure 126. The opening 128 is positioned at thefirst-end 134 of the tubular member 132 and is configured to receive asmokable material and allow for combustion of the smokable materialtherein. The smoke is directed to the second-end 136 of the tubularmember 132 and through a series of microholes 138 to be inhaled throughthe mouthpiece 124.

Referring now to FIGS. 2-4 showing various views of the universal bonglid adaptor system 100 of FIG. 1, according to an embodiment of thepresent disclosure. The universal bong lid adaptor system 100 includesthe adaptor assembly 110 including the flexible body 120, the mouthpiece124, the opening 128, and the tubular member 132 having the first-end134 and the second-end 136 in functional combination. The adaptorassembly 110 when secured to the top lip 15 of a container 10 providesan air tight seal on the top lip 15 of the container 10. The mouthpiece124 is integral to and extends therefrom the flexible body 120 of theadaptor assembly 110. In a preferred embodiment, the mouthpiece 124comprises a curvature.

The opening 128 is heat resistant and may comprise an adaptor to allow abowl or other container to be placed adjacent to allow for combustion ofthe materials set within. The opening 128 is in communication with thetubular member 132. The container 10 is configured to hold liquid forthe smoke to pass therethrough as the smoke is directed towards themouthpiece 124. The flexible body 120 comprises a circular profile andis configured to engage a substantially similar shaped top lip 15 of acontainer 10. The second-end 136 of the tubular member 132 isclosed-ended and includes microholes 138 around an outer surface of thetubular member 132 for bubbles to form during use. The microholes 138help achieve a smooth inhaling experience while filtering undesirableparticles and minimizing bubble size. The adaptor assembly 110 isfurther configured to consume beverages therethrough. The second-end 136may further comprise a connector to allow for removal, replacement,and/or exchange of microhole filters 138

The container 10 is preferably a glass jar, such as a Mason jar, and theadaptor assembly 110 may be dimensioned accordingly to reflect standardsizing of these jars. For example, standard-sized North American Masonjars come in various volumes, but have a standard outer diameter of 2¾inches (3⅜ inches for a “wide mouth” variety).

The adaptor assembly 110 is flexible. The adaptor assembly 110 isconfigured to elastically engage a top lip 10 of a container 15. In apreferred embodiment, the adaptor assembly 110 comprises silicone orsimilar material allowing a user to stretch the flexible body 120 aroundthe top lip 10 of a selected container 15. The flexible body 120 of theadaptor assembly 110 further allows a user to deform and discreetlystore the device. The device may be inverted for cleaning purposes. Inother embodiments, the adaptor assembly 110 is non-flexible andconfigured to adapt only to a respective specific-container. In thisembodiment, the adaptor assembly 110 may comprise a single unit of metalor silicone which would be a specific size to accommodate variouscontainers 10. The adaptor assembly 110 may include a multi-piecemodular unit or a single unit.

Referring now to FIG. 5 showing a flow diagram illustrating a method ofuse 500 for method of converting a container into a bong using auniversal bong lid adaptor system, according to an embodiment of thepresent disclosure. In particular, the method of use 500 may include oneor more components or features of the universal bong lid adaptor system100 as described above. As illustrated, the method of use 500 mayinclude the steps of: step one 501, providing an adaptor assembly 110including a mouthpiece 124, a opening 128, and a tubular member 132having a first-end 134, and a second-end 136; step two 502, securing theadaptor assembly 110 to a top lip 15 of a container 10; step three 503,loading smokable material within the opening 128; step four 504,igniting the smokable material; step five 505, drawing air through themouthpiece 124; step six 506, smoking the smokable material; step seven507, removing the adaptor assembly 110 from the container 10; and stepeight 508, storing the adaptor assembly 110.

It should be noted that step 507 and 508 are optional steps and may notbe implemented in all cases. Optional steps of method of use 500 areillustrated using dotted lines in FIG. 5 so as to distinguish them fromthe other steps of method of use 500. It should also be noted that thesteps described in the method of use can be carried out in manydifferent orders according to user preference. The use of “step of”should not be interpreted as “step for”, in the claims herein and is notintended to invoke the provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 112(f). It should alsobe noted that, under appropriate circumstances, considering such issuesas design preference, user preferences, marketing preferences, cost,structural requirements, available materials, technological advances,etc., other methods for converting a container into a bong using auniversal bong lid adaptor system, are taught herein.

The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary andnumerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readilyenvisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which areintended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention.Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S.Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially thescientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiarwith patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from acursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure ofthe application.

What is claimed is new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claims:
 1. A universal bong lid adaptor system comprising: an adaptor assembly including; a flexible body; a mouthpiece; an opening; and a tubular member having; a first-end; and a second-end; wherein said adaptor assembly includes said flexible body configured to engage a top lip of a container with said tubular member extending downwardly into said container and said mouthpiece extending upwardly from said container; wherein said mouthpiece includes a hollow tubular structure which is configured to contact a user's mouth to draw smoke from said container through an aperture of said hollow tubular structure; wherein said opening is positioned at said first-end of said tubular member and is configured to receive a smokable material and allow for combustion of said smokable material therein; and wherein said smoke is directed to said second-end of said tubular member and through a series of microholes to be inhaled through said mouthpiece.
 2. The universal bong lid adaptor system of claim 1, wherein said adaptor assembly is flexible.
 3. The universal bong lid adaptor system of claim 2, wherein said adaptor assembly is configured to elastically engage a top lip of a container.
 4. The universal bong lid adaptor system of claim 3, wherein said adaptor assembly comprises silicone.
 5. The universal bong lid adaptor system of claim 1, wherein said adaptor assembly when secured to said top lip of a container provides an air tight seal on said top lip of a container.
 6. The universal bong lid adaptor system of claim 1, wherein said adaptor assembly is deformable.
 7. The universal bong lid adaptor system of claim 1, wherein said adaptor assembly is non-flexible and configured to adapt to a respective specific-container.
 8. The universal bong lid adaptor system of claim 1, wherein said second-end of said tubular member is closed-ended.
 9. The universal bong lid adaptor system of claim 1, wherein said mouthpiece comprises a curvature.
 10. The universal bong lid adaptor system of claim 9, wherein said mouthpiece is integral to and extends therefrom said body of said adaptor assembly.
 11. The universal bong lid adaptor system of claim 1, wherein said adaptor assembly is a multi-piece modular unit.
 12. The universal bong lid adaptor system of claim 1, wherein said adaptor assembly is a single unit.
 13. The universal bong lid adaptor system of claim 1, wherein said opening is heat resistant.
 14. The universal bong lid adaptor system of claim 13, wherein said opening is in communication with said tubular member.
 15. The universal bong lid adaptor system of claim 1, wherein said container is configured to hold liquid for said smoke to pass therethrough as said smoke is directed towards said mouthpiece.
 16. The universal bong lid adaptor system of claim 1, wherein said flexible body comprises a circular profile and is configured to engage a substantially similar shaped said top lip of said container.
 17. The universal bong lid adaptor system of claim 1, wherein said adaptor assembly is further configured to consume beverages therethrough.
 18. A universal bong lid adaptor system, the universal bong lid adaptor system comprising: an adaptor assembly including; a flexible body; a mouthpiece; an opening; and a tubular member having; a first-end; and a second-end; wherein said adaptor assembly includes said flexible body configured to engage a top lip of a container with said tubular member extending downwardly into said container and said mouthpiece extending upwardly from said container; wherein said mouthpiece includes a hollow tubular structure which is configured to contact a user's mouth to draw smoke from said container through an aperture of said hollow tubular structure; wherein said opening is positioned at said first-end of said tubular member and is configured to receive a smokable material and allow for combustion of said smokable material therein; wherein said smoke is directed to said second-end of said tubular member and through a series of microholes to be inhaled through said mouthpiece; wherein said adaptor assembly is flexible; wherein said adaptor assembly is configured to elastically engage a top lip of a container; wherein said adaptor assembly comprises silicone; wherein said adaptor assembly when secured to said top lip of said container provides an air tight seal on said top lip of a container; wherein said adaptor assembly is deformable; wherein said second-end of said tubular member is closed-ended; wherein said mouthpiece comprises a curvature; wherein said mouthpiece is integral to and extends therefrom said body of said adaptor assembly; wherein said adaptor assembly is a single unit; wherein said opening is heat resistant; wherein said opening is in communication with said tubular member; wherein said container is configured to hold liquid for said smoke to pass therethrough as said smoke is directed towards said mouthpiece; and wherein said flexible body comprises a circular profile and is configured to engage a substantially similar shaped said top lip of said container.
 19. A method of converting a container into a bong using a universal bong lid adaptor system, the method comprising the steps of: providing an adaptor assembly including; a mouthpiece; an opening; a tubular member having; a first-end; and a second-end; securing said adaptor assembly to a top lip of a container; loading smokable material within said opening; igniting said smokable material; drawing air through said mouthpiece; and smoking said smokable material.
 20. The method of claim 19, further comprising the steps of: removing said adaptor assembly from said container; and storing said adaptor assembly. 